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City of Carbondale Building and Neighborhood Services Division

Building permits in the City of Carbondale, Illinois, in Jackson and Williamson Counties, are handled by the Building and Neighborhood Services Division of the City's Community Development Department at City Hall, 200 S Illinois Avenue. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Carbondale's roofing rules are its own: the City says it enforces the 2018 International Building and Residential Code. This listing covers the office's contact details, the City's own statements on code and permits, and the rules state law sets for every Illinois roofer.

Jurisdiction
City of Carbondale, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
200 S Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, IL 62901
Contact
  • url: https://explorecarbondale.com/181/Building-Neighborhood-Services
  • phone: 618-457-3237
Permit portal
Permit portal
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • state_level: Illinois licenses roofing contractors statewide with no dollar threshold. 225 ILCS 335/9(2): "No work involving the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of any kind of roofing or waterproofing may be done except by a roofing contractor or a qualifying party licensed or credentialed under this Act." Under 225 ILCS 335/5(a-3), "A municipality or a county that requires a building permit may not issue a building permit to a roofing contractor unless that contractor has provided sufficient proof of current licensure as a roofing contractor by the State," and a holder of a limited license is restricted to permits for work on residential properties of 8 units or less. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation lists "Roofing Contractor, Licensed" among the professions it licenses.
  • city_level: A CITY ROOFING REGISTRATION FORM. The City's Building Permits page links a "Registration for Roofing Services" form. The City's Registration of Roofing Services form asks the roofer to "Upload current Illinois State Roofing License" and "Upload Certificate of Insurance from Insurance Provider." Neither page states a fee or says when registration is required.
Permit process note
The City's Building Permits page says "A building permit is required if you plan to construct, alter, remove, demolish a building or structure, or install equipment to operate a building or structure." It does not name roof replacement either way, so this listing does not state a yes or no answer for a re-roof. The page says "Fees for building permits are based on the estimated cost of the work, two-tenths of one percent (0.2%), with a minimum price of $5," and links an online Building Permit Application for 1 to 2-Family through the City's permit portal. The division lists a Building Inspector/Permits line at 618-201-3859.
Adopted code
THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE CITY'S OWN PERMITS PAGE. The City's Building Permits page and the Building and Neighborhood Services page both say "The City enforces the 2018 International Building and Residential Code, Fire Code, the latest version of the National Electrical Code, the 2018 Illinois Accessibility Code, and the 2014 Illinois Plumbing Code." Neither page cites an adopting ordinance or local amendments, and the City Code was not read for this listing, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.
Sales & use tax
Illinois taxes the roofer, not the job, and the operative rate is not keyed to the Carbondale job address. Under 86 Ill. Adm. Code 130.1940(c), a construction contractor "does not incur Retailers' Occupation Tax liability as to receipts from labor furnished and tangible personal property (materials and fixtures) incorporated into a structure," but "incurs Use Tax on the cost price of the tangible personal property that is incorporated into real estate," with "roofing materials" named in the rule's own list of examples. Repair and replacement are taxed identically: 130.1940(a)(3) defines "construct" to include "repair, renovate or remodel." The Illinois Department of Revenue states the Use Tax rate as "6.25% of the purchase price or fair market value, whichever is greater." Where the contractor buys for resale, the local tax follows "the place of business at or from which the contractor or builder handles the transaction" (130.2075(b)(3)), so the combined rate on materials is the supply house's or the contractor's, which this record does not pin down. The authoritative lookup is the Illinois Department of Revenue's MyTax Illinois Tax Rate Finder.

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Roofing questions: Carbondale, IL

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Carbondale, IL?

Yes.

What building code does Carbondale, IL use?

THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE CITY'S OWN PERMITS PAGE. The City's Building Permits page and the Building and Neighborhood Services page both say "The City enforces the 2018 International Building and Residential Code, Fire Code, the latest version of the National Electrical Code, the 2018 Illinois Accessibility Code, and the 2014 Illinois Plumbing Code." Neither page cites an adopting ordinance or local amendments, and the City Code was not read for this listing, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.